The Record Happenings

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023

‘Journey to Healing’ exhibit opens Sept. 30

The “Journey to Healing: Creativity in the Time of COVID-19” exhibit will explore the transformative potential of art during the pandemic. The exhibit will open with a symposium at 5 p.m. Sept. 30 in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center atrium on the Medical Campus. The night will include a performance and Q&A by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, a panel with first responders and curated artworks centered on healers and healing.

Upcoming events

SEP

‘Adam Pendleton: To Divide By’ opens

Friday, Sept. 22

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum presents “Adam Pendleton: To Divide By,” an exhibition that spans the past five years of the renowned artist’s practice, with a marked emphasis on abstract composition. The exhibit will be on view through Jan. 15. Kemper Art Museum.

SEP

‘Reflections on Ukraine and NATO’

4–6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27

Kathleen McInnis, director of the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., will give this talk as part of the Crisis & Conflict in Historical Perspective lecture series. Umrath Hall Lounge.

SEP

Latiné Heritage Month celebration

5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27

Benjamin Garcia, at the School of Medicine, will host a celebration of Latiné Heritage Month. The event is sponsored by several WashU groups. Cortex, 4220 Duncan Ave.

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Hotchner Festival presents four plays

Friday, Sept. 22– Saturday, Sept. 23

Three WashU playwrights — (from left) Maddy Klass, Charlie Meyers and Bela Marcus — will have world-premiere staged readings of their works as part of the 2023 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival, sponsored by the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences. The readings will be in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre, Mallinckrodt Center.

Looking ahead

SEP

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences open house

2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28

OCT

‘Dream Town’ book talk

4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2

OCT

Conference on improving minority participation in Alzheimer’s research

8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3–Noon Wednesday, Oct. 4

OCT

McLeod Memorial Lecture: ‘Community as Rebellion’

4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4

Exhibits and ongoing events

‘Food for Thought’ series continues

Join the Gephardt Institute for a weekly outdoor event series featuring insightful conversations and local snacks. Each week’s event will highlight a different topic. The next event will take place from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27. Check the Gephardt Institute’s Instagram account for location as it varies weekly.

OCT

Save the Date

College search and financial aid webinar

Noon Monday, Oct. 23